tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833980002201342292.post3534005750229277999..comments2023-11-02T04:09:32.285-07:00Comments on It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood: SleepJessicahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11910339848371245054noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6833980002201342292.post-49287512708925128022011-03-20T14:38:48.822-07:002011-03-20T14:38:48.822-07:00good lord. as someone who used CIO with their kid...good lord. as someone who used CIO with their kid- the idea that your baby is emotionally manipulating you is totally asinine. <br /><br />although I guess maybe we aren't totally on opposite ends of the spectrum, because we didn't use CIO to get her to STTN (and the joke would've been on us if we had, since she started waking up at 4:30 for the day when she stopped waking during the night), we did it because it was the only way to get her to sleep, period. everything else was tremendously disruptive to her, she's a classic tension-releaser. anyway. the idea of an infant manipulating their parents still irritates the crap out of me. I mean, do they cackle and rub their hands together when they hear the door open?Crabby Apple Seed:https://www.blogger.com/profile/14740728095481518027noreply@blogger.com